#HinduDialogues

Description:
The Shada (six) Darshanas i.e. Nyaya, Vaiseshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa and Uttar Mimamsa are oft quoted by many Indic historians and philosophers, however, have you ever wondered what it is all about? They are deep intellectual and theological views of Bharat to guide one on the path to practically realize 'Truth' of existence and the cosmos and they employ dynamic viewpoints giving a wholesome view to the seeker.

In this talk delve into the Shada Darshanas through Prof. Kapil Kapoor who is an authority, a doyen and a pioneer in the field of Indian Knowledge Systems.

About the Speaker:
Currently, Prof Kapoor is
Member - PM's 75th year Amrut Mahotsav Committee
Member Exec Council - NMML (Now PMML)

Member, High Level Committee, IKS, Ministry of Education

And Chairman - Editorial Committee, Indian Historical Records Committee, National Archives

Formerly Prof Kapoor was:
Chairman - IIAS
Pro VC - JNU
Chairman, MHRD, Language Expert Committee
Professor of English in JNU and where he also established the Centre for Sanskrit Studies

He is the Editor in Chief of the unique 11 volume set of The Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
And also of the Sahitya Akademi Sponsored and yet to be published - Encyclopaedia of Indian Poetics which is also a UNESCO project

Books recommended by Speaker in this discussion:
1. Bharatiya Darshan by Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya: https://archive.org/details/Bharatiya...

2. Madhavacharya's Philosophy: https://archive.org/details/Sarva-Dar...

Sub-Topics:
10:08 Texts were written in 'Sutras' (Threads)
11:22 Bhaarata's three schools of thought (Brahman Sampradaya, Buddhist Sampradaya and Jaina Sampradaya) who were always in dialogue with each other and collaboratively confrontational
17:24 Two books suggested by Prof Kapil Kapoor to study the Shad Darshanas
22:42 Madhavacharya (Vidyaranya Swami) helped Harihar Bukka establish the Vijayanagar empire
24:19 The Charvaka System (Materialistic System of Thought)
29:00 Nature worship's commonality around the world
33:35 The four Purusharthas - Dharma, Artha, Kaama, Moksha are means to achieving the ultimate goal of life which is the liberation of the self
36.08 Distinction between Darshana and Philosophy
42:28 indian Philosophical Systems are very empirical
43:34 Plato and Aristotle's philosophy are very Indian as Greeks are our siblings in their thoughts and everything
52:00 The Niyama of the Cosmos
54:12 The Purva (First) Mimamsa and Uttara (Last) Mimamsa Views
55:00 Bharatiya Darshan is concerned about human life and the world

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